This page presents some of the ecclesial documents supporting ministry and outreach to persons with disabilities.

USCCB Statements

• Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on People with Disabilities (1978)
• Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities (1998)

 

Vatican Statements

• The Person with Disabilities: The Duties of the Civil and Ecclesial Community (2000)
• Conclusions of a Vatican Conference on the Family and Integration of the Disabled (2000)

 

Papal Statements

Benedict XVI

• Benedict affirms the role of the disabled (2009)
• Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph’s Seminary (2008)
• 14th World Day of the Sick (2005)

John Paul II

• Jubilee of the Disabled (2000)
• The Person with Disabilities: Subject – Active Agent in Ministry (2000)
• The Person with Disabilities: Subject – Receiver of Evangelization and Catechesis (2000)